Actinotocarcinus Explained

Actinotocarcinus is an extinct genus of Miocene crab, and is the only genus in the subfamily Actinotocarcininae of the family Epialtidae,[1] though was originally classified in the family Majidae.[2] Actinotocarcinus comprises two species, A. chidgeyi, and A. maclauchlani, both from Miocene-aged marine strata of New Zealand.[3]

Notes and References

  1. . 2009 . Suppl. 21 . 1–109 . A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans . Sammy De Grave . N. Dean Pentcheff . Shane T. Ahyong . etal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064728/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s21/s21rbz1-109.pdf . 2011-06-06 .
  2. The reclassification of Brachyuran crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) . . Zdravko Števčić . 2005 . 14 . Suppl. 1 . . 1–159.
  3. Rodney M. Feldmann . 1993 . Additions to the fossil decapod crustacean fauna of New Zealand . 10.1080/00288306.1993.9514568 . . 36 . 2 . 201–211. free .

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